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Elmira, New York - The Queen City, established in 1808

Elmira is the county seat of Chemung County. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. 

The City of Elmira is located in the south-central part of the county, surrounded on three sides by the Town of Elmira. It is in the Southern Tier of New York a short distance north of the Pennsylvania state line.

Major Roadways in the Elmira area

Interstate 86 is an Interstate Highway that extends for 207 miles through northwestern Pennsylvania and southern New York. 

New York State Route 13 is a state highway that runs mainly north–south for 152.30 miles between NY 14 in Horseheads and NY 3 west of Pulaski in Central New York.

New York State Route 14 is a state highway located in western New York. Along with NY 19, it is one of two routes to transect the state in a north–south fashion between the Pennsylvania border and Lake Ontario.

New York State Route 17 is an east-west state highway that extends for 397 miles through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in Mina and follows the Southern Tier Expressway and Quickway east through Corning and Binghamton to Woodbury, where it turns south to follow the Orange Turnpike to the New Jersey state line near Suffern, where it connects to that state's Route 17. 

Other Transportation in Elmira

The Chemung County Transit System operates regularly scheduled fixed route service within the City of Elmira and Village of Horseheads. Another route links Elmira with Corning Community College, also linking passengers with the Steuben County Transit System  and Corning Erwin Area Transit System.

Major Hospitals and Medical Centers in Elmira

If you are searching for someone who was injured in an accident in Elmira, there is a good chance they were taken to one of the following locations for medical treatment:

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Where to find legal assistance after an Elmira injury accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a New York injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is injured or killed in a collision, a New York accident lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery.

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New York

Accident reports by county

Most recent accident reports

Charles Wheeler, 45, of Elmira, was the driver who lost control of his vehicle on Federal Road while passing a dump truck in a no-passing zone around 8 am.
Date: 
Friday, March 27, 2015
Roadway: 
Federal Road
City: 
Erin, NY
Tammy Jenkins was driving a school bus on Milan Road at around 7:40 a.m. when she suffered from a medical condition, causing the bus to leave the road and strike two trees.
Date: 
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Roadway: 
Milan Road
A Bath woman was critically injured when her car crashed with an ambulance Wednesday afternoon. The ambulance, owned by Fingerlakes Ambulance and driven by Jami L. Haag, 29, of Geneva, was heading north on state Route 54 around 2:40 p.m.
Date: 
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Roadway: 
State Route 54
City: 
Bath, NY
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Ambulance
David Brewster, 44, of Coudersport, Pennsylvania was sent to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. The  accident took place at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 13 while driving a tractor trailer on Pennsylvania State Route 249 in Deerfield Township.
Date: 
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Roadway: 
State Route 249
Topics: 
Rollover
A Hornell teen was killed Chistmas Eve around 10 p.m. after the vehicle he was a passenger in exited County Route 29 in the Town of Canisteo and smashed into a tree.
Details are limited as of now, but at about 3:02pm, a 5-year-old boy was hit by a car that was driven by his mother, sustained serious injuries, and was transported to the hospital via ambulance.
Date: 
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Roadway: 
Lovell Avenue
A Wellsboro woman was killed following a crash Friday night on State Route 287 near Wilkins Road in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Dianne King, 53, was a passenger in a Jeep Liberty driven by Ernest King Jr., 58, also of Wellsboro.
Date: 
Friday, November 14, 2014
Roadway: 
State Route 287
Type: Car Accident

Iacampo was airlifted to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries after the one-vehicle accident along Mount Bethel Road.

Date: 
Tuesday, September 16, 2014